Tybee’s public works director gets city more road money

Tybee Island will be getting more funds to repave roads thanks to a little digging by the city’s public works director, Joe Wilson. Wilson recently discovered the state was basing Tybee’s share on flawed numbers.The department of transportation, which bases the distributions on the amount of road miles within a municipality, has been shorting Tybee by about 12 miles, Wilson said.After backing up his claims with documentation, the state agreed to increase the city’s share, Wilson said.“I’m just turning over rocks trying to find money,” he said. “The money is out there, you just have to investigate these things.”As a result, Wilson expects an additional $10,000 or so on top of the $20,000 Tybee has been getting. The extra income should allow the city to repave three streets a year, instead of two, Wilson said.